Another tricyle stolen

Published 8:00 pm, Thursday, June 17, 2004

"I was out of town. I was in Lansing for a conference," Louanne Loomis of Midland said. "I left Monday morning, and I came back Tuesday."

She noticed the bike missing from her Northwind Forest Apartments carport on Wednesday. The bike is a black TrikeToker Tri-Star with missing handlebar grips and a little rust on the front rim. Loomis, who is disabled and does not drive, depends on her bike.

By Angela E. Lackey

Another adult tricycle has been stolen.

"I was out of town. I was in Lansing for a conference," Louanne Loomis of Midland said. "I left Monday morning, and I came back Tuesday."

She noticed the bike missing from her Northwind Forest Apartments carport on Wednesday. The bike is a black TrikeToker Tri-Star with missing handlebar grips and a little rust on the front rim. Loomis, who is disabled and does not drive, depends on her bike.

"It's almost like my car. I use it to go all over town," Loomis said. "It's my only means of transportation."

Midlander Roger Isenhart, who also is disabled and doesn't drive, had his tricycle stolen twice - once last year and again in May.

"It sounds like it's a game," said Chief Jim St. Louis of the Midland Police Department about the thefts.

Unfortunately, St. Louis said, the thief or thieves aren't thinking about the impact on the bike owners.

"I don't think they understand that most three-wheel bicycles aren't used for recreation," he said.

St. Louis said Loomis' bike was chained in such a way that the chain was lifted over the handlebars. He said the police would be happy to show anyone how to chain a bike to make it harder to steal.

St. Louis said anyone with any information about Loomis' bike should call 911.

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Reporter Angela E. Lackey can be reached at angelalackey@mdn.net or (989) 839-4276.